Amadeus

Mattheson's 12 sonatas for 2 and 3 treble recorders continue to enjoy great popularity today thanks to their balanced instrumental voice leading and melodic freshness.

With the present 'Idylls' Rolla, who occasionally appeared as a viola virtuose, left a charming, well-sounding little 'introductory' cycle for the viola.

for viola soloarranged after the first print for viola da gamba

Edited from the First Edition.

Edited from the First Edition

Edited after the first printing. Appreciated and revered by contemporaries, Farrenc's compositions were enthusiastically received in the salons and concert halls, performed by the most famous artists...

This sonata, which combines virtuosity appropriate to the instrument with great expressiveness, could well be seen as one of the groundbreaking works for the cultivation of bassoon playing.

Hiller's 'romanticizing' Andante is one of the valuable instrumental pieces frequently requested in church music. Triggers a festive mood!

Edited from the First Edition

Edited from the First Edition